Martin Heydon criticises his former Fine Gael boss over suggestion urban dwellers ‘pay all the bills’

Agriculture Minister hits back at ‘divisive’ Leo Varadkar for claiming farmers ‘bring big costs on Ireland’

Agriculture Minister Martin Heydon has hit out at his former boss, Leo Varadkar, for being “unnecessarily divisive” in his commentary on rural Ireland.

The former taoiseach has caused huge unease within Fine Gael after claiming urban dwellers need to be “more blunt” in telling country people “we’re the ones paying all the bills”.